Sally Maddison, a 44-year-old British expatriate and founder of MINT Market in the UAE, has transformed her tumultuous relationship with money into a story of empowerment and growth. Having moved to Dubai in 2008 to be with her now-husband, Maddison’s financial journey has been shaped by both personal and professional experiences. Her childhood, marked by the volatility of her entrepreneur father’s ventures, instilled in her a mix of resilience and anxiety around money. Her mother’s free-spirited approach to life taught her to pursue passion over profit, but Maddison has since learned to balance this idealism with practical financial management.